Schadenfreude
One of the reasons I think vampire series are so popular lately is because we see so much of our humanity visually depicted in imaginary characters, including witches and werewolves. Whether you're Team Edward or Team Jacob . . . or rather, like me, are clueless about Twilight yet find yourself obsessed with the brothers Salvatore (my guilty pleasure = The Vampire Diaries), there's something about the struggle between good and evil that each of us can identify with.
My belief: B-school has a way of bringing out the best and the worst in all of us. Some folks use a lot of smoke & mirrors. You know the type: they put on the charade that they've got everything together and that all things work in their favor. Yeah? Bologna. No one leads such a charmed life. We each bear burdens. Anyone that tells you different is either a crazy person or a liar. As humans, none of us are perfect and that's perfectly OK. Remember: without contrast, those low times in life, we'd never be able to appreciate our highs or know when something is really good.
Fisher is an intimate community. Sometimes I find it really hard to happily coexist with the "together" people day after day, week after week. Q: Why is it that I long for the moment I see a chink in their armor? A: Why are reality shows so popular? Why, as a society, do we love to see others screw up? I think it's because we seek things that are similar to ourselves. It makes us feel better to know we're not the only ones that struggle . . . and that struggling is normal. Is that bringing out the best is us? Probably not.
As I ponder all these questions of "why", it dawns on me that even Superman and Batman had to contend with having a good side and a dark side. If they couldn't escape it, what chance do I have? I'm certainly no Jedi knight.
The epic battle of my "good" self vs my "evil" self rages on during this season of job hunting . . . and here I stand without a cape.
"Every one is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody." - Mark Twain